1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MC CREARY COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 108 114 Land in farms ..................acres.. 10 902 13 887 Average size of farm .......acres.. 101 122 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 95 834 89 746 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 078 794 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 630 19 836 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 3 3 10 to 49 acres ...................... 39 41 50 to 179 acres ..................... 48 44 180 to 499 acres .................... 17 24 500 to 999 acres .................... 1 2 1,000 acres or more ................. 0 0 Total cropland .................farms.. 101 105 acres.. 4 801 5 777 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 85 84 acres.. 2 063 1 969 Irrigated land .................farms.. 0 2 acres.. 0 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 515 492 Average per farm .........dollars.. 4 767 4 313 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 131 183 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 384 309 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 60 59 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 19 25 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 15 15 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 10 12 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 3 3 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 1 0 $100,000 or more .................... 0 0 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 583 463 Average per farm .........dollars.. 5 399 4 058 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 16 32 Other ............................... 92 82 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 83 70 200 days or more ................... 65 51 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 83 82 number.. 2 146 1 938 Beef cows ..................farms.. 73 68 number.. 1 179 1 154 Milk cows ..................farms.. 3 9 number.. 3 14 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 73 66 number.. 1 132 843 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 4 9 number.. 8 126 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 1 3 number.. (D) (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 9 11 number.. (D) 188 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 2 7 acres.. (D) 32 bushels.. (D) 1 685 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) tons, green.. (D) (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 17 30 acres.. 43 62 pounds.. 52 638 95 172 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 3 0 acres.. 100 0 bushels.. 910 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 72 61 acres.. 2 005 1 885 tons, dry.. 2 799 2 473 @1Data are based on a sample of farms. Legend: (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms (X) Not applicable (Z) Less than half the unit shown (NA) Not available Source: 1997 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1 Geographic Area Series, "Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 1997." This electronic series presents summary statistics for each county and State together with comparable data from the 1992 census. The items included are the same for all States and counties, except selected crops harvested, which vary by State. Data for 1997 and 1992 are directly comparable for acreage and inventories. Dollar values have not been adjusted for changes in price levels. You can obtain the Volume 1 Geographic Area Series from the National Technical Information Service. If you have any questions concerning the data in this report or need additional information or order forms for agriculture publications, please call the National Agricultural Statistics Service at 1-800-523-3215 or 1-800-727-9540.